Notes: The most interesting stats from the '08 season

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Ben Curtis went 374 holes without a three-putt during the 2008 season.

• Steve Marino made the most putts on TOUR over 25 feet this past season -- 35.

• Ben Curtis had the longest stretch without a three-putt green, going 374 consecutive holes at one point.

• It's only been around two years, but still only four players have finished in the top-10 in the final FedExCup standings in both seasons -- Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson and K.J. Choi.

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Steve Marino made 35 putts over 25 feet in '08.

• Kevin Streelman had the most rounds in the 60s -- 54.

• International players won 18 times on TOUR in 2008. The 18 wins came from players who hail from 10 different countries -- Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Fiji, Ireland, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Sweden.

• Bubba Watson led the TOUR in Driving Distance for the third consecutive season. His average has fallen each year, though, from 319.6 to 315.2 to 315.1.

• Joe Durant led the TOUR in Greens in Regulation for the third time in his career.

• Bob Tway led the TOUR in Putting with a 1.718 average and at age 49 he became the oldest player to lead the TOUR in any statistical category.

• Who played the most rounds on TOUR in 2008? Patrick Sheehan, with a whopping 124.

• Nicholas Thompson led the TOUR in starts in 2008 playing in 36 tournaments. There were 34 players who had 30 or more starts this season.

• Who misses left off the tee the least on TOUR? That would be Scott Verplank, who did so only 7.52 percent of the time. The TOUR average was 13.19 percent. How about missing right? Olin Browne missed right the least often at 5.47 percent compared the TOUR average of 14.54 percent.

• Players in their 20s won 15 times this year while players in their 30s collected 24 titles and players in their 40s won nine times.

• A record 104 players earned at least $1 million.

• Nine rookies finished among the Top 125 -- Andres Romero (36th), Dustin Johnson (42nd), Chez Reavie (71st), Kevin Streelman (78th), Marc Turnesa (81st), Tim Wilkinson (92nd), Michael Letzig (93rd), Brad Adamonis (124th) and Martin Laird (125th).

• Jason Gore continued an odd trend. He became the sixth player in the last seven years to win the Total Driving crown and yet not finish among the Top 125. Only Charles Warren in 2007 avoided that fate during that span of time.

• Tim Petrovic struck the year's longest drive of 439 yards on the 11th hole during the first round of the Honda Classic.

• Who three-putted the least on TOUR? Craig Kanada three-putted only 1.62 percent of the time in 2008 -- 19 three-putts in 1,170 holes.

• Who played the par-3s the best this year? Corey Pavin at 11-under. Par-4s? John Huston at 4-under. Par-5s? Charles Howell III and Steve Marino at 130-under.

• Here's a bit of an oddity. The two players who led the TOUR in top-10 finishes, Jim Furyk and Robert Allenby, failed to win an event between them.

• Who was the youngest winner in 2008? Anthony Kim who won the Wachovia Championship at age 22 years, 10 months and 15 days. Who was the oldest winner on TOUR in 2008? Kenny Perry who won the John Deere Classic at age 47 years, 11 months and 3 days.

• Driving Distance has been declining in recent years. There were 13 players who averaged 300 yards off the tee this year, exactly half as many as did in 2005. In fact, the last time this few players averaged 300 yards was back in 2003 when nine players accomplished the feat.

• ShotLink provides a lot of interesting data, including these items. Who has the top clubhead speed on TOUR? J.B. Holmes at 123.05 mph on average. Who has the top Ball Speed? Again, J.B. Holmes at 181.43 mph on average. Who hits his tee shots the highest? Robert Garrigus at an average of 121 feet, 11 inches. Who carries his tee shots the furthest? A combination of the above with Holmes and Garrigus each averaging 298.6 yards of carry.

• Players who led the field in Putting won six times this past year. Five times the player who led in Scrambling won while twice the player who led in Greens in Regulation was victorious. The most accurate driver won twice as well while the player who led the field in Driving Distance won only once all year -- Dustin Johnson at the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

• To follow-up on the note above, when all three Tours are added together, players who led the field in Putting won 16 times while players who led in Driving Distance won only twice.

• The toughest hole on TOUR was the 499 yard, par-4 sixth at Royal Birkdale. It played to a stroke average of 4.764. The toughest course was the par-70 Royal Birkdale which played to a 74.869 stroke average.

• The top scrambler on TOUR was Brian Gay who got it up and down 64.82 percent of the time. The TOUR average, by the way, was 56.17 percent.